John buckley and thomas buckley



Patented Mar. 8, 1898.

(No Model.)

J. & T. BUGKLEY.

GUSPIDOR.

WITNESSES STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BUOKLEY AND THOMAS BUCKLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 600,354, dated March 8,1898. Application filed July 15, 1897. Serial No. 644,619. [No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN BUCKLEY and THOMAS BUGKLEY, of New York city,in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCuspidor, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

Our invention relates to improvements in cuspidors intended moreparticularly for use in hospitals and by invalids, but applicable to usein all places.

It consists, essentially, of an outer casing having a hinged top andbottom,provided with handles or other means by which they may be opened,and acheap destructible inner casing formed, preferably, of paper orsome similar material and which is discharged and destroyed when thecuspidor is cleaned.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the device, and Fig. 2 is a sectionalview taken on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1.

Our device comprises an outer casing A, which is open at the top andbottom and has a top cover C, hinged at one edge upon a pin H, whichpasses through eyes upon the cover and the side of the casing. Aspirally-coiled spring h embraces the central portion of the pin H andengages the cover and the side of the casing, so as to hold the coverdown upon the casing. The cover is also provided with a thumb catch orarm 0', which projects upward therefrom near the hinged edge. The casingA is provided with a handle D, by which it may be conveniently raisedand carried from place to place. The bottom of the casing is closed by aplate B, hinged on a pin F and provided with a rearwardly-extending armI), located beneath the handle D and so that it may be readily graspedby a finger of the same hand which holds the casing, so as to swing theplate into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The bottom plate B is provided with legs or knobs Gr, by which it isheld slightly above the surface upon which the casing is placed. The pinF is also provided with a spirallycoiled spring f, which serves to holdthe bottom plate B against the bottom of the casing.

The spring F is preferably of sufficient strength to hold the bottomsecurely against the casing, while the spring It should be acomparatively Weak spring.

Within the casing is placed a lining E, formed as a box and closelyfitting the inside of the casing. This lining is preferably madeslightly larger at its upper than at its lower end, so that at its upperedge it will closely fit the casing, while at its lower edge it fitsloosely therein. This lining E is preferably made of paper or somematerial which is inexpensive and which may be destroyed.

In using the device the cover 0 is raised by engaging the catch or arm Cby the thumb, thus raising the cover into the position shown by dottedlines in Fig. 2. When it is desired to clean the cuspidor, the same canbe accomplished by engaging the arm I) by one of the fingers and pullingit upward, thus swing ing the bottom B down and permitting the lining orbox E to drop out into a fire or any other receptacle desired. This.efiectually cleans the cuspidor and in such a Way as to make very littletrouble. It also enables the inner lining of the cuspidor to bedestroyed, thus preventing the possibility of contagion therefrom. Thisdevice for hospital use will preferably be made small, so that it may behandled by the patient. It may, however, be made in any size desired forany particular purpose.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A cuspidor, comprising a casing or box opentop and bottom, a cover pivoted at one edge thereon and having a handleprojecting therefrom, a spring to hold the cover closed, a plate pivotedupon the bottom edge of the box and acting as a closure therefor, ahandle upon said plate projecting beyond its pivot, a spring acting uponsaid plate to maintain the closure of the box, and a lining formed as acup fitting loosely in said casing or box, substantially as described.

2. A cuspidor, comprising a casing or box open top and bottom, a platepivoted on one side of said box and closing the upper end thereof, ahandle projecting from the upper surface of said plate near its pivot, aspring acting on the top plate to close it, a plate arms, and a liningfor the box formed as a pivoted to th bott f th b x n th sameloosely-fitting cnp,snbstantial1y as described. 10'

side as the top plate and acting as a closure JOHN BU g KLEY.

for the box a handle projeetin from said J plate beyond its pivot, aspring ac ting to hold if the same closed and to support its contents,Witnesses:

a supporting or carrying handle fixed to the JOHN COSTELLO,

box between the top and bottom handles or i L, O. SHEA,

